On the topic of team composition

Recently, I have been quite occupied by thoughts about diversity - about the positive sides of surrounding ourselves with people who bring other things to the community than what we bring ourselves.
I found one of the interesting metaphors I have seen in the discussion in a post by Wendy Woolfork on LinkedIn - originating from the question "What kind of team would your team be if everyone on it had your exact attitude" - perhaps it would be better, if the team was composed with greater diversity.

I think that the universe, from which Wendy's post originates - the world of sorts - is a very suitable one to start out from. It is worth considering in relation to e.g. a soccer team: a player can be the best defender in the world, but if the team were composed solely of players with the exact same mentality, it is very likely that the defense would be world class, but the goals necessary to reach the finals would never be scored. Or you could have a team of the finest forwards with a flair for scoring excellent goals - but if no one passes the right balls to them, the goals will never be scored.
So I am actually quite convinced that the best teams are composed with a wide range of diverse people, who challenge each other with mutual respect and respect for the diversity of the team, headed by a leader capable of providing the space for the team members to flourish. In that way, we will reach the championships - or whatever the metaphors of sports translate into in the worlds, in which we operate on a daily basis.
(Translated from Noget om holdsammensætning)

The battle against sleepless nights

I think most of us know the feeling of going to bed to (try to) sleep, with a head heavy from a mix of sadness, hopelessness and worries about something we've been working with during the day that we have not been able to bring to the point to which we would like to have it brought - just to wake up in the morning (after having finally fallen asleep far into the night) with a much more positive view of life. At least I, personally, have sometimes suffered quite a bit from it.

In fact, at one point, the feeling became so familiar that it allowed me to shake it off by calming myself with a simple "Do not worry about it - you know that you will wake up with a much lighter perspective in the morning". Although I know it's a strange meta argument, it has actually proven to be effective - and correct - in quite a large number of situations.

However, my dear friend from my Twitter tribe, Wendy Woolfork, mad eme understand that I ought to modify this large number of situations a bit. So I must underline that at least for me, it has proven to be effective. I am not able to say, that it is a silver bullet for anyone to use - and I recognize that there are worries with such an impact that they will not magically be gone at the break of dawn.

(Translated from Til kamp mod søvnløse nætter)